New U.S. Bankruptcy Court documents obtained by Gamasutra reveals some of the companies that managed to successfully bid on various Atari franchises that were being sold off at auction as the company liquidates its assets as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to the documents, seven companies put bids on various franchises, though some of those were "back-up" bids in the event the original bid fell through. Those companies include Wargaming, Stardock Systems, Tommo, Uber Entertainment, Rebellion Interactive Games, Uber Entertainment, and On The Go Technology.

Wargaming secured the rights to Total Annihilation, the popular RTS game franchise created by Chris Taylor, who is now the General Manager of the company's U.S. division. Uber Entertainment put a back-up bid in on that property. Wargaming also secured the rights to the beloved 4X space strategy series Master of Orion, with Stardock putting a back-up bid.

Rebellion scored the rights to Battlezone (Tommo put in a back-up bid) and the Moonbase Commander franchise.

Stardock Systems secured the rights to the Star Control franchise, with back-up bid from On The Go Technology.

The popular sports game series for kids, Backyard Sports was bid on by Epic Gear.